Dictionary Definition
pad
Noun
1 a number of sheets of paper fastened together
along one edge [syn: pad of
paper, tablet]
2 the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as
the water lily)
3 a block of absorbent material saturated with
ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: inkpad, inking pad,
stamp
pad]
4 a usually thin flat mass of padding
5 a platform from which rockets or space craft
are launched [syn: launching
pad, launchpad,
launch
pad, launch
area]
7 the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of
the toes of an animal
Verb
1 add details to [syn: embroider, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise]
2 walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or
through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn:
slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp]
3 line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra"
[syn: fill
out]
4 add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"
[syn: bolster] [also:
padding, padded]padded adj : softened by
the addition of cushions or padding [syn: cushioned, cushiony]padded See pad
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
padded- Having padding.
Verb
padded- past of pad
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
de longue haleine, endless, extended, filled out, lengthy, long, long-drawn-out, long-spun,
long-winded, longiloquent, prolix, protracted, spun-out,
talkative, unrelenting, verbose, windy, wordy